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Filipina tourist injured by flying debris amid Mangkhut's onslaught

16 September 2018

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Filipina dentist visiting Hong Kong has undergone emergency surgery at Queen Elizabeth
Hospital in Jordan after being hit and injured by flying debris as super

typhoon Mangkhut made its presence felt in Hong Kong early today, Sept 16.

The victim's photo as shared by several netizens

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picture of the injured woman was shared by many netizens on Facebook early today,
but nobody could tell for sure what had happened to her. Many said she was hit
by a falling airconditioner somewhere in Mirador Mansion and had died as a
result, but it turned out to be false information.

The
picture showed the woman apparently unconscious and all bloodied, and with one
leg wounded and sticking out awkwardly.

Baldon
said the woman had gone out to buy coffee in a nearby 7-11 outlet at the height
of the storm and was hit by flying debris, but it was definitely not an
airconditioner as that would have inflicted far more severe damage.

The
woman’s companion reportedly furnished information about the victim.

Baldon
said the tourist would likely stay in the hospital for a few days but need not
worry about expenses. “I’m sure it would be treated as an exceptional case
because she was injured in an accident,” he said.